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Tamoxifen Medication
The use of the medication tamoxifen and the widespread use of mammograms have led to a drop in the death rate from breast cancer, a new study says. Tamoxifen reduces the recurrence of the most common type of breast tumors. This has led to a 24-percent drop in the death rates since 1990.
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Taking Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)? Why Paxil and Other Antidepressants...
Tamoxifen (or nolvadex) is a drug commonly prescribed to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer, but a common side effect of the... Read more »
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) and Arimidex: In the News Again
The blogwaves were buzzing recently with the news that tamoxifen (nolvadex), the once (and perhaps future) king of breast cancer prevention... Read more »
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex): Is it REALLY Working for You?
Thanks to fellow SharePoster Jolene Boyd, a startling issue involving tamoxifen was recently brought to light. Jolene’s recent post on... Read more »
My Reaction to Coming off of Tamoxifen
To my surprise, at my oncology check-up appointment this week, my doctor told me to stop taking Femara, the aromatase inhibitor I’ve been... Read more »
Tamoxifen Significantly Reduces Mania Symptoms
A recent trial of the drug Tamoxifen with patients who were experiencing mania, or who were in a mixed state that included mania as a... Read more »
From Our Sources
Few Women Take Tamoxifen Preventatively
Very few women who do not have a family history of breast cancer use Tamoxifen as a preventive medication, a new study has found. Researchers say the... Read more »
Arimidex beats Tamoxifen in keeping breast cancer at bay
The breast cancer medication Arimidex beats tamoxifen when it comes to preventing recurrences of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in... Read more »
Q&A: Can Antidepressants Interfere With Tamoxifen?
A breast cancer patient asks Dr. Mitchell Hecht if her antidepressant will interfere with the drug tamoxifen. According to Dr. H, SSRI drugs like... Read more »
Tamoxifen and Fertility
Source: Breastcancer.org
You've just finished chemotherapy and are ready to get pregnant. Then your doctor says you should start tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is a hormonal therapy... Read more »
Protein may cause tamoxifen resistance
Tamoxifen is one of the most widely used breast cancer drugs. But all patients with metastatic breast cancer and 40 percent of patients with... Read more »
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